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Carbonated Beverage Industry Statistics

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Carbonated Beverage Industry Statistics
Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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How this report is researched
01Editorial Scope

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02Source Research

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01 Industry overview

The carbonated beverage industry at a glance

The global carbonated soft drink market was estimated at $285.4 billion in 2025 and is being reshaped by zero-sugar, functional and regionally expanding products.

$285.4B[68]
Global market size, 2025
3.5%[68]
Global CAGR, 2026–2033
25.6%[68]
Asia-Pacific market share, 2025
11.9B gallons[69]
U.S. consumption, 2024
Market size
Grand View Research estimated the global carbonated soft drink market at $285.4 billion in 2025 and $297.0 billion in 2026. A separate MarketLine estimate put global industry revenue at $373.45 billion in 2024, illustrating the substantial variation caused by differing market definitions and methodologies.[68][70]
Forecast & CAGR
Grand View Research forecasts the market to reach $378.3 billion by 2033, representing a 3.5% CAGR from 2026 to 2033. Mordor Intelligence projects a higher 5.53% CAGR from 2026 to 2031, reaching $439.84 billion, reflecting differing scope and estimation methods.[68][71]
Market share & regions
Asia-Pacific accounted for 25.6% of global carbonated soft drink revenue in 2025 according to Grand View Research. Mordor Intelligence identifies North America as the largest market in its own segmentation and Asia-Pacific as the fastest-growing region, indicating that regional rankings depend on market definitions.[68][71]
Segmentation
Cola was the largest flavor segment, with 52.6% of global revenue in 2025, while foodservice outlets represented 25.0% of distribution-channel revenue. Mordor Intelligence estimated retail accounted for 65.13% of the market in 2025, reflecting a broader retail classification than the foodservice measure.[68][71]
Key players & concentration
The leading global companies profiled include The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Keurig Dr Pepper, Monster Beverage, National Beverage, Refresco and Suntory Beverage & Food. Coca-Cola reported that sparkling soft drinks represented approximately 50% of its North American industry share in 2025, while Mordor Intelligence characterizes overall market concentration as medium.[12][71]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Growth is increasingly driven by zero-sugar, low-sugar and functional products rather than traditional full-sugar colas. In the United States, long-term volume pressure remains: consumers drank 11.9 billion gallons in 2024, compared with 12.7 billion gallons in 2014, while companies face health concerns, sugar-reduction policies and changing preferences.[69][72]
Consumer behavior & competition
U.S. competition remains concentrated around Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper, but newer brands are competing through wellness positioning, distinctive flavors and social-media-led marketing. Beverage Industry reports that regular carbonated soft drinks remain the largest segment while the diet category is narrowing the gap, with zero-sugar and functional extensions driving momentum.[12][72]
M&A
PepsiCo completed its acquisition of prebiotic soda brand poppi in May 2025 for $1.95 billion in cash, plus contingent consideration. The transaction illustrates large beverage companies using acquisitions to enter functional and better-for-you soda categories.[58][73]
Regulation
In the United States, the FDA requires carbonated soft drinks to be safe, sanitary and honestly labeled, with Nutrition Facts generally listing serving size, calories, sodium, carbohydrates, sugars and protein. The FDA has also identified a 5-parts-per-billion benchmark in its discussion of benzene formation in beverages containing benzoate salts and ascorbic acid.[74]
Latest news
Recent industry coverage in November 2026 describes modern soda as an emerging U.S. segment combining carbonation with reduced sugar, functional ingredients and lifestyle-oriented branding. The same report estimates modern soda at roughly one fifty-eighth the size of diet soda, one forty-fifth the size of full-sugar soda and one forty-eighth the size of zero-sugar soda.[75]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Carbonated Beverage Industry

The leading companies in the carbonated beverage industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

The Coca-Cola Company leads Gitnux's 2026 carbonated beverage ranking with an Overall score of 9.0, with Coca-Cola system reach across more than 200 countries and territories. Nongfu Spring is the highest-ranked beverage manufacturer at 8.7, driven by its 2025 annual report describing Iced Tea as a new carbonated tea beverage.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in carbonated beverage branding

    The Coca-Cola Company

    US

    Ranked #1 · 9.0 · Carbonated beverage branding

    Why we picked it: Its global carbonated soft-drink brand owner footprint spans 200+ countries and territories.

    See in ranking ↓Visit coca-colacompany.com ↗

  2. Leader in beverage manufacturing

    Nongfu Spring

    CN

    Ranked #2 · 8.7 · Beverage manufacturing

    Why we picked it: Its carbonated tea direction is documented through a 2025 annual-report product description.

    See in ranking ↓Visit nongfuspring.com ↗

  3. Leader in carbonated bottling

    Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

    GB

    Ranked #5 · 8.6 · Carbonated bottling

    Why we picked it: Its bottling footprint runs across 31 markets and includes Coca-Cola system scale by revenue.

    See in ranking ↓Visit cocacolaep.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the carbonated beverage industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

The Coca-Cola Company

Carbonated beverage branding · US

9.0
2

Nongfu Spring

Beverage manufacturing · CN

8.7
3

Kirin Holdings

Beverage manufacturing · JP

8.7
4

Keurig Dr Pepper

Carbonated beverage branding · US

8.6
5

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Carbonated bottling · GB

8.6
6

Suntory Holdings

Global beverage group with major soft-drink operations · JP

8.2
7

Asahi Group Holdings

Japanese and international soft-drink producer · JP

8.2
8

Refresco

Independent carbonated beverage manufacturer · NL

8.0
9

Arca Continental

Coca-Cola bottling in Mexico and the Americas · MX

7.8
10

Coca-Cola FEMSA

Coca-Cola bottling in Latin America · MX

7.7

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).
  • Performance (20%): recent revenue growth and operating margin; an analyst assessment where a company does not publish them.
  • Momentum (20%): growth trajectory and future potential.
  • Innovation (15%): R&D intensity and how technologically advanced the company is.

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the carbonated beverage industry. In Carbonated Beverage Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/carbonated-beverage-industry-statistics/#top-companies

report visual · Projection

Per capita volume sales of total carbonated soft drinks (Australia)

Per capita volume sales of total carbonated soft drinks fell from 99.4 litres per person in 1997 to 71.8 litres per person in 2024.

99.4
Start
-1.2%
CAGR · 27y
71.8
Projected
19972024
source-verifiedaustralianbeverages.org2024

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

Technology investment is quantified through AI-enabled operations and digital-twin deployment. Coca-Cola HBC saved 3,420 hours of manual activity since its 2025 Intelligent Nerve Centre launch.

AI in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 3,420 hours of manual activity were saved by Coca-Cola HBC’s AI-enabled Intelligent Nerve Centre in Poland since its 2025 launch.[1]
  • 16,000 annual operational interventions are addressed by Coca-Cola HBC’s AI-enabled Intelligent Nerve Centre in Poland.[1]

Automation in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 9 production lines had live digital-twin technology at Coca-Cola HBC in 2025.[1]
  • 46% of Coca-Cola HBC’s core logistics-storage capacity is expected to be automated by 2028.[1]
  • 21,000 pallet spaces were added to Coca-Cola HBC’s automated warehouse in Ploiesti, Romania.[1]
  • 72% of beverage manufacturers surveyed in 2021 intended to expand automated, data-driven solutions in their operations.[2]
  • 55 production lines used predictive maintenance at Coca-Cola HBC in 2025, including 15 lines added during the year.[1]
  • 386 spare-part designs were produced using 3D printing across 15 Coca-Cola HBC locations in 2025.[1]

Digital Transformation in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 28% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals reported positive effects from digital transformation technologies on food-safety preventive controls in 2024.[3]
  • 34% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals said manufacturing process or assembly had been positively affected by digital transformation technologies in 2024.[3]
  • 82% of food and beverage leaders said technology adoption was a strategic priority, while 6% reported fully integrated digital systems, in a 2025 survey.[4]
  • 40% of 423 food and beverage professionals worldwide identified disconnected systems and data as their organization’s biggest operational barrier in 2026.[4]

Technology Adoption in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 22% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in machine-learning software in 2025.[3]
  • 50% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in artificial intelligence as part of their 2025 digital-transformation strategies.[3]
  • 31% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in robotics or robotic process automation in 2025.[3]
  • 23% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in mobile-app technologies in 2025.[3]

Cloud Computing in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 39.5% of EU enterprises in accommodation and food-service activities used paid cloud-computing services in 2025.[5]
  • 18% of food manufacturers were already using cloud-based manufacturing-execution systems, while 51% planned implementation, according to a 2025 industry survey.[6]
  • 52% of food processors and manufacturers were considering cloud technology, while 45% reported no cloud use, in a 2023 industry survey.[7]
  • 30% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in cloud computing or enterprise resource-planning software and systems in 2025.[3]

Big Data in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 47% of food, beverage, and ingredient professionals identified gathering, analyzing, and leveraging data for data-driven decisions as a digital-transformation investment driver in 2024.[3]
  • 24% of food-manufacturing respondents were very familiar with advanced analytics, while 34% were moderately familiar, in CRB’s 2025 survey.[8]
  • 13% of food manufacturers were already using advanced-analytics or big-data platforms, while 44% planned implementation, in a 2025 industry survey.[6]
  • 35% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in big data and real-time analytics in 2025.[3]

Blockchain in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 12 largest North American Coca-Cola bottlers adopted a Hyperledger Fabric blockchain platform for internal supply-chain transactions in 2019.[9]
  • 70 Coca-Cola bottling suppliers were targeted for participation in the company’s expanded blockchain supply-chain network in 2019.[10]

IoT in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 26% of food manufacturers were already using IoT sensors or equipment monitoring, while 37% planned implementation, in a 2025 industry survey.[6]
  • 31% of food-manufacturing respondents were very familiar with the Internet of Things, while 35% were moderately familiar, in CRB’s 2025 survey.[8]
  • 16% of food, beverage, and ingredient companies anticipated investing in Internet-of-Things devices or sensors in 2025.[3]
  • 33% of UK manufacturing companies had adopted IoT technologies in a 2024 national survey, with manufacturing among the sectors reporting comparatively high adoption.[11]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Data governance and trust show up as measured blockers for adoption. In 2026, 40% of 423 professionals cited disconnected systems and data as the biggest operational barrier.

Business intelligence in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 1,500 universities in eight markets were reached by Coca-Cola’s Rings of Magic consumer platform in 2025.[12]
  • 21% of Coca-Cola’s Asia Pacific unit case volume came from India in 2025.[12]
  • 11,900 commercial employees use customer, service and supply-chain capabilities at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in 2025.[13]
  • 36% of Coca-Cola’s Asia Pacific unit case volume came from the Greater China and Mongolia operating unit in 2025.[12]
  • 34% of Coca-Cola’s Asia Pacific unit case volume came from China in 2025.[12]
  • 37 markets comprise Coca-Cola’s Asia Pacific operating segment in 2025.[12]

Data analytics in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 16% of carbonated soft-drink consumers perceive functional sodas as healthy in 2025.[14]
  • 27% of surveyed U.S. consumers used AI to recommend beverages during the previous year in 2026.[15]
  • 62% of U.S. adults purchased carbonated soft drinks during the previous 12 months in 2023.[16]
  • 60% of U.S. consumers purchased a carbonated drink during the previous year in 2022.[16]
  • 78% of U.S. consumers drink carbonated drinks at least weekly, according to 2022 consumer research.[16]
  • 63% of U.S. carbonated soft-drink consumers still drink the category more than once per week in 2023.[16]

Data Quality in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 77% of retail and consumer-products companies identified improving data quality as a priority in 2023.[17]
  • 22% of consumer-products companies reported that businesses lacked trust in data quality and validity in 2024.[18]
  • 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data accuracy as important in 2018.[19]
  • 7.0 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data completeness as important in 2018.[19]
  • 6.4 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data timeliness as important in 2018.[19]
  • 6.6 out of 10: Food, beverage and agriculture respondents rated data consistency as important in 2018.[19]

Data Governance in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 90% of supply-management organizations agreed or strongly agreed that data governance was necessary in 2024.[20]
  • 47% of supply-management data-governance functions were housed in a center of excellence in 2024.[20]
  • 22% of consumer-products companies planned to increase investment in data infrastructure and governance over the following 12 months in 2024.[18]
  • 43% of consumer-products companies reported struggling to establish the right level of data governance in 2024.[18]
  • 81% of supply-management organizations found their data-governance program useful in 2024.[20]
  • 61% of supply-management organizations had a dedicated data-governance function in 2024.[20]

KPIs in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 1% growth in Coca-Cola’s trademark Coca-Cola unit case volume was recorded in 2025.[12]
  • 13% comparable currency-neutral operating-income growth was reported by Coca-Cola for full-year 2025.[21]
  • 5% organic revenue growth was reported by Coca-Cola for full-year 2025.[21]
  • $7.4 billion in operating cash flow was reported by Coca-Cola for full-year 2025.[21]
  • 5% organic revenue growth was reported by Coca-Cola in 2023, compared with 3% in 2024.[12]
  • $5.3 billion in free cash flow was reported by Coca-Cola for full-year 2025.[21]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

Reduced- and no-sugar product mix appears as a recurring volume driver in corporate reporting. Coca-Cola FEMSA reported 60.3% of 2025 sales volume from Coca-Cola trademark and reduced- or no-sugar products.

Growth in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 12% was Coca-Cola’s full-year 2024 organic-revenue growth.[21]
  • 4.7% was Coca-Cola FEMSA’s 2025 transaction growth in South America.[13]
  • 14% was Coca-Cola’s fourth-quarter 2024 organic-revenue growth.[21]
  • 7% was Coca-Cola’s comparable full-year 2024 earnings-per-share growth.[21]
  • 5% was Coca-Cola FEMSA’s 2025 transaction growth in Brazil.[13]
  • 3% was Coca-Cola’s full-year 2024 net-revenue growth.[21]

Differentiation in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 110-plus countries had Coca-Cola returnable glass bottle availability in 2024.[21]
  • 60.3% of Coca-Cola FEMSA’s 2025 sales volume came from Coca-Cola trademark and reduced- or no-sugar products.[13]
  • 1.6 billion unit cases were contributed by Coca-Cola returnable glass bottles in 2024.[21]
  • 52.3 million unit cases were sold by Coca-Cola FEMSA in Uruguay in 2025.[13]
  • 60.7% of Coca-Cola FEMSA’s 2024 sales volume came from Coca-Cola trademark and low-calorie products.[13]

Mergers and acquisitions in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 2.4% was Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ 2024 European volume decline after the Capri-Sun delisting and other factors.[13]
  • $1.8 billion was the reported value of Keurig Dr Pepper’s 2025 acquisition of Alani Nutrition.[22]
  • 4.7% was Coca-Cola FEMSA’s 2025 South America transaction growth after its regional expansion activities.[13]
  • $1.8 billion of Coca-Cola shares were repurchased in 2024, following portfolio and capital-allocation decisions.[21]
  • 5% was the 2025 sales-volume growth of Coca-Cola FEMSA’s Brazil operation following portfolio and market expansion actions.[13]
  • 4% was Coca-Cola’s 2024 revenue impact from acquisitions and divestitures, according to its annual-report revenue bridge.[12]

Strategic partnerships in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 2 suppliers provided Coca-Cola Consolidated’s aluminum cans in 2024 through its cooperative and supplier relationships.[13]
  • 1 acquisition of CCBPI strengthened Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ relationship with The Coca-Cola Company in 2024.[13]
  • $164.5 million in funding support from Coca-Cola and other beverage companies was received by Coca-Cola Consolidated in 2023.[13]
  • 84% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ supplier spending was with suppliers in its operating countries in 2024.[23]
  • 1.6 billion unit cases were sold through Coca-Cola’s returnable-glass partnership and bottling system in 2024.[21]
  • $186.5 million in funding support from Coca-Cola and other beverage companies was received by Coca-Cola Consolidated in 2024.[13]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

Workforce metrics track engagement and turnover alongside training participation. Coca-Cola HBC delivered 761,389 training hours in 2025.

Employee retention in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 82% of Coca-Cola Consolidated teammates participated in its employee-engagement survey in 2024.[13]
  • 10.6% was Coca-Cola HBC’s total employee turnover rate in 2025.[1]
  • 7.4% was Coca-Cola HBC’s voluntary employee turnover rate in 2025.[1]

Remote Work in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • In U.S. accommodation and food services, 1.7% of employees were able to work fully remotely in 2024.[24]
  • U.S. accommodation and food-services firms averaged 0.1 work-from-home days per week from November 2024 through January 2025.[25]
  • Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% let employees choose to work in-person or remotely in 2025, while 73% require in-person work.[26]
  • Among food-sector career starters globally, 36% were fully site-based during their first two years of work, according to a 2024 survey.[27]

Hybrid Work in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among food-sector career starters globally, 27% worked in a hybrid arrangement during their first two years, according to a 2024 survey.[27]
  • Across U.S. food and beverage businesses, 26% offered employees the option to work in-person or remotely in 2025.[26]
  • In U.S. restaurant and bar businesses, 12% offered employees a choice between in-person and remote work in 2025.[26]
  • In 2025, 80% of hospitality and food-services employers said they were still struggling to get the balance right with hybrid working.[28]

Upskilling in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 761,389 training hours were delivered to Coca-Cola HBC employees in 2025.[1]
  • 100% of Coca-Cola HBC employees received mandatory human-rights training in 2024.[1]
  • 194 Coca-Cola HBC employees enrolled in Fast Forward development programmes in 2025.[1]
  • 72% of Coca-Cola HBC Fast Forward alumni were promoted after completing the programme.[1]

Employee Engagement in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • Food-service employees recorded 72.6% engagement in 2026, up 9.1 percentage points from the prior measurement.[29]
  • Globally, 21% of employees were engaged in 2025, providing an economy-wide benchmark relevant where food-and-beverage-specific engagement data are limited.[30]
  • Food-and-beverage organizations scored 7.91 out of 10 for employee engagement in the latest 2026 benchmark dataset.[31]
  • Among U.S. and Canadian frontline employees surveyed in 2024, 52% worked in foodservice, in a sample of 46,250 employees used to assess workplace engagement.[32]

DEI in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 76.8% of Coca-Cola HBC female employees received performance and career feedback in 2025.[33]
  • 58.3% of Coca-Cola HBC male employees received performance and career feedback in 2025.[33]
  • 1.53 was Coca-Cola HBC’s median basic-salary ratio of women to men in 2025.[1]
  • 63.5% of Coca-Cola HBC employees received performance and career feedback in 2025.[33]
  • 43.4% of Coca-Cola HBC managerial positions were held by women in 2025.[1]

Change Management in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among CPG executives, 5% said their companies decreased resources devoted to change-management initiatives during the prior 12 months.[34]
  • In the 2024–2025 HR Systems Survey, 39% of organizations applied change management sporadically and 9% reported using no change management.[35]
  • Among foodservice organizations surveyed in 2024, 44% cited a lack of internal expertise to execute analyses as a menu-optimization barrier.[36]
  • In the 2024–2025 HR Systems Survey, 28% of organizations used adaptive or agile change management, while 24% used a project-based approach.[35]
  • Among foodservice organizations surveyed in 2024, 46% identified siloed data and inaccessible specialists as barriers to systematic menu optimization.[36]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

Customer experience in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 82 points was Coca-Cola’s 2022 U.S. customer-satisfaction score among soft-drink companies on the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s 0–100 scale.[37]
  • 81 points was the 2022 U.S. customer-satisfaction score for soft drinks on the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s 0–100 scale.[37]
  • 78 points was PepsiCo’s 2022 U.S. customer-satisfaction score among soft-drink companies on the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s 0–100 scale.[37]
  • 81 points was Keurig Dr Pepper’s 2022 U.S. customer-satisfaction score among soft-drink companies on the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s 0–100 scale.[37]

Customer retention in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 79% was the Pareto ratio for Coca-Cola in the U.S. carbonated-soda category, indicating the share of volume purchased by the brand’s heavier buyers.[38]
  • 80% was the Pareto ratio for Pepsi in the U.S. carbonated-soda category, indicating the share of volume purchased by the brand’s heavier buyers.[38]
  • 85% to 97% of Coke- or Pepsi-majority households continued buying their preferred brand in subsequent quarters, based on consumer-panel data.[39]
  • 86% of U.S. Coca-Cola consumers displayed loyalty toward the brand in Statista Consumer Insights data.[40]

Customer acquisition in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 37% was Coca-Cola’s U.S. conversion rate from aided awareness to consideration among soft-drink and beverage brands tracked by YouGov.[41]
  • 44% was Coca-Cola’s U.S. purchase-intent conversion rate from consideration among soft-drink and beverage brands tracked by YouGov.[41]
  • 35.3% was Pepsi’s purchase-consideration score among U.S. adults aged 18–34 in 2026, up from 25.1% in 2021.[42]
  • 25.8% was Pepsi’s U.S. adult purchase-consideration score in 2026, up from 23.4% five years earlier.[42]

Customer loyalty in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 86% of Coca-Cola consumers showed brand loyalty in a U.S. consumer survey reported by Statista.[40]
  • 65% of surveyed consumers in the Philippines usually or always purchased the same carbonated-soft-drink brand.[43]
  • 67% of Indian consumers aged 18–28 consumed three or more carbonated-drink brands during the preceding seven days.[44]
  • 85% to 97% of Coke- or Pepsi-majority households remained with their preferred brand in later quarters, according to consumer-panel analysis.[39]

Lead generation in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 22% of U.S. consumers who saw an out-of-home non-alcoholic-beverage advertisement followed the product or brand on social media.[45]
  • 64% of soft-drink consumers consulted social-media campaigns or influencers before purchasing a new product, creating a direct acquisition opportunity for brands.[46]
  • 73% of U.S. consumers who saw an out-of-home non-alcoholic-beverage advertisement engaged with the advertised brand or product in some way.[45]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

Brand and social-media effects are measured through campaign outputs and ad tagging rates. One reported metric is 500,000 images shared with the #ShareACoke hashtag during the first campaign year.

Marketing in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 500,000 images were shared using the #ShareACoke hashtag during the first year of Coca-Cola’s Share a Coke campaign.[47]
  • 250 million named Coca-Cola bottles and cans were sold in Australia during the first summer of the Share a Coke campaign.[21]
  • 25 million new Facebook followers were reportedly gained by Coca-Cola during the first year of the Share a Coke campaign.[47]
  • 58% of U.S. consumers said carbonated soft drinks were more refreshing than other beverages in Keurig Dr Pepper’s 2025 beverage survey.[48]

Digital marketing in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 96.9% of analyzed celebrity and influencer food-and-beverage Instagram advertisements tagged the brand.[49]
  • 28.5% of analyzed celebrity and influencer food-and-beverage Instagram advertisements featured carbonated beverages or flavored waters.[49]
  • 64% of soft-drink consumers consulted social-media campaigns or influencers before purchasing a new product.[46]
  • 94.2% of analyzed celebrity and influencer food-and-beverage Instagram advertisements displayed a brand logo.[49]

Branding in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 98% of surveyed consumers in the Philippines were aware of Coca-Cola as a carbonated-soft-drink brand.[43]
  • 96% of surveyed consumers in the Philippines were aware of Pepsi as a carbonated-soft-drink brand.[43]
  • 55% of surveyed consumers in the Philippines reported using Pepsi as a carbonated-soft-drink brand.[43]
  • 78% of surveyed consumers in the Philippines considered Pepsi when buying carbonated soft drinks.[43]
  • 68% of surveyed consumers in the Philippines reported using Coca-Cola as a carbonated-soft-drink brand.[43]

Social media in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 22% of U.S. consumers exposed to an out-of-home non-alcoholic-beverage advertisement followed the product or brand on social media.[45]
  • 64% of soft-drink consumers consulted social-media campaigns or influencers before buying a new product.[46]
  • 500,000 images were shared with the #ShareACoke hashtag during the first year of Coca-Cola’s Share a Coke campaign.[47]
  • 25 million new Facebook followers were reportedly gained by Coca-Cola through the first year of its Share a Coke campaign.[47]

Influencer Marketing in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • 63% of U.S. food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a prepackaged product based on an online influencer’s recommendation in the previous year, according to a June 2025 survey.[50]
  • 69.3% of TikTok videos featuring branded food or beverage products had no brand-relationship disclosure, based on an analysis of 648 videos published in 2025.[51]
  • 49% of U.S. millennial food and beverage shoppers said they purchased from an influencer-founded or influencer-led brand in the previous year, according to a 2025 survey.[50]
  • 47.6% of TikTok videos featuring food products from top influencers included a branded product, based on an analysis of 1,360 videos published in 2025.[51]
  • 33% of U.S. food and beverage shoppers said they purchased a product from an influencer-founded or influencer-led brand such as Prime or Feastables in the previous year, in 2025.[50]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

Execution data links efficiency and resource use to system-wide volume. Coca-Cola system products delivered 2.2 billion servings per day in 2025.

Process optimization in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 3% lower total emissions were reported by carbonated soft-drink facilities between 2017 and 2022 globally.[52]
  • 430,000 square feet was the size of Coca-Cola Consolidated’s automated distribution center opened in Columbus, Ohio, in 2025.[13]
  • 1% higher energy consumption accompanied a 3% increase in production volume at carbonated soft-drink facilities between 2017 and 2022.[52]
  • 33% of Coca-Cola system electricity usage came from renewable sources in 2025, up from 28% in 2024.[21]
  • 8% lower water-use ratio was recorded by carbonated soft-drink facilities between 2017 and 2022 globally.[52]

Operational efficiency in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 2.2 billion servings per day were consumed from Coca-Cola system products in 2025.[13]
  • 70% of Coca-Cola’s non-U.S. unit-case volume consisted of sparkling soft drinks in 2025.[13]
  • 61% of Coca-Cola’s U.S. unit-case volume consisted of sparkling soft drinks in 2025.[13]
  • 69% of Coca-Cola’s worldwide unit-case volume consisted of sparkling soft drinks in 2025.[13]

Quality management in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 1.77 liters of water per liter of beverage was Coca-Cola system water use in 2025.[21]
  • 4.15 billion unit cases were Coca-Cola FEMSA total sales volume across Mexico, Central America and South America in 2025.[13]
  • 24.8 billion transactions were recorded by Coca-Cola FEMSA across Mexico, Central America and South America in 2025.[13]
  • 47% of Coca-Cola worldwide unit-case volume was Trademark Coca-Cola in 2025.[13]
  • 48% of Coca-Cola non-U.S. unit-case volume was Trademark Coca-Cola in 2025.[13]

Supply chain in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 84% of Coca-Cola worldwide unit-case volume came from outside the United States in 2025.[13]
  • 11.0% was the 2025 increase in Coca-Cola Consolidated sales to other Coca-Cola bottlers.[13]
  • 33% of Coca-Cola worldwide unit-case volume came from Mexico, China, Brazil and India combined in 2025.[13]
  • 430,000 square feet was the capacity of Coca-Cola Consolidated’s new automated distribution center in Columbus, Ohio, in 2025.[13]
  • 135 million dollars was the approximate increase in Coca-Cola Consolidated cost of sales from higher input costs in 2025.[13]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the food and beverage sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 75% used at least some co-manufacturing resources in 2023.[53]
  • Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 47% worked with up to 10 co-manufacturers in 2023.[53]
  • Among United States and European food-services and facility-management buyers, 91% expected outsourcing budgets to increase over the five years following 2024.[54]
  • Among food and beverage CPG companies globally, 36% used co-manufacturers for finished-product manufacturing in 2023.[53]
  • Across food and beverage CPG companies globally, 55% outsourced more manufacturing in 2023 than three years earlier, according to a survey of 287 industry leaders.[53]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

Pricing and mix show through reported net-sales growth and margins. Coca-Cola consolidated operating margin was 28.7% in 2025.

Pricing strategy in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 9.0% was Coca-Cola Consolidated fourth-quarter 2025 net-sales growth, reflecting annual pricing actions and mix.[13]
  • 3.5% was Coca-Cola Consolidated sparkling-beverage net-sales growth in 2025, driven primarily by pricing and package-channel mix.[13]
  • 60.3% of Coca-Cola FEMSA sales volume was generated by Coca-Cola and reduced- or no-sugar products in 2025.[13]
  • 4% was Coca-Cola’s full-year 2025 organic price/mix growth globally.[13]
  • 215 million dollars was the approximate 2025 net-sales increase at Coca-Cola Consolidated from higher average bottle/can prices per unit.[13]

Cost reduction in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 5.0% was Coca-Cola Consolidated cost-of-sales growth in 2025.[13]
  • 135 million dollars was the approximate 2025 Coca-Cola Consolidated cost-of-sales increase attributable to higher input costs.[13]
  • 13% was Coca-Cola’s 2025 comparable currency-neutral operating-income growth, supported by cost management and pricing.[13]
  • 20% of Coca-Cola Consolidated annual cost of sales represented major packaging and ingredient inputs excluding concentrate in 2025.[13]
  • 209.2 million dollars was the 2025 increase in Coca-Cola Consolidated cost of sales.[13]

Profitability in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 7.4 billion dollars was Coca-Cola operating cash flow in 2025.[13]
  • 47.941 billion dollars was Coca-Cola consolidated net operating revenue in 2025.[13]
  • 5.3 billion dollars was Coca-Cola reported free cash flow in 2025.[13]
  • 13.137 billion dollars was Coca-Cola consolidated net income in 2025.[13]
  • 28.7% was Coca-Cola consolidated operating margin in 2025.[13]

Financial planning in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 38% was Coca-Cola full-year 2025 reported operating-income growth.[13]
  • 23% was Coca-Cola full-year 2025 earnings-per-share growth.[13]
  • 2% was Coca-Cola full-year 2025 reported net-revenue growth.[13]
  • 11.4 billion dollars was Coca-Cola 2025 free cash flow excluding the fairlife contingent-consideration payment.[13]
  • 4.8% was Coca-Cola Consolidated net-sales growth in 2025, to 7.23 billion dollars.[13]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

Category demand is described through personalization and flavor innovation indicators. In 2025, 75% of U.S. Gen Z consumers customize their beverages.

Product development in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 5% full-year growth in Coca-Cola Zero Sugar unit case volume was reported for 2023.[12]
  • 5% growth in Coca-Cola’s sparkling soft-drink unit case volume was recorded in Latin America in 2025.[12]
  • 39% of U.S. soft-drink consumers value unique and innovative flavors, according to a 2025 consumer survey.[55]
  • 75% of U.S. Gen Z consumers customize their beverages, indicating demand for personalization in carbonated beverage product development in 2025.[56]
  • 4% growth in Coca-Cola sparkling-flavor unit case volume was recorded in Asia Pacific in 2024.[12]

Product lifecycle in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 4.4% growth in Coca-Cola FEMSA transactions was recorded in South America in 2025.[13]
  • 24.8 billion transactions were recorded by Coca-Cola FEMSA across Mexico and Central America and South America in 2025.[13]
  • 1% worldwide concentrate-sales-volume growth was recorded by Coca-Cola in 2024.[12]
  • 7.6 billion refillable bottles were placed into the market by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in 2025.[23]
  • 33.7 billion unit cases were sold by the Coca-Cola system in 2024.[12]

After-sales in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 78 was Coca-Cola HBC’s customer Net Promoter Score in 2025, up from 66 in 2024.[57]
  • 8,616.8 million transactions were recorded in Brazil by Coca-Cola FEMSA in 2025.[13]
  • 10% of Coca-Cola’s net operating revenue came from one bottler in 2025, its only customer at that concentration level.[12]
  • 11,900 commercial employees supported customer service and supply-chain execution at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners in 2025.[13]
  • 1,498.5 million transactions were recorded in Guatemala by Coca-Cola FEMSA in 2025.[13]

Value proposition in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 42% of consumers say attractive packaging makes a beverage feel more premium in 2025.[56]
  • 35.6% of U.S. adults considered Coca-Cola for their next beverage purchase in 2026.[42]
  • 46% of consumers are willing to pay more for beverages they consider premium in 2025.[56]
  • 52% of U.S. consumers are willing to pay more for beverages supporting health and wellness goals in 2026.[15]
  • 58% of U.S. consumers say carbonated soft drinks are more refreshing than other beverages in 2025.[56]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

Sustainability reporting is quantified across packaging circularity and water replenishment. Keurig Dr Pepper reported 66% of beverage water use replenished in 2024.

Sustainability in the carbonated beverage industry

  • Keurig Dr Pepper engaged bottlers and selected suppliers representing 50% of Scope 3 emissions to set science-based targets by 2024.[56]
  • 96% of Keurig Dr Pepper’s packaging was recyclable or compostable in 2024.[56]
  • Keurig Dr Pepper supported regenerative agriculture and conservation across more than 129,000 acres in 2024.[56]
  • 66% of Keurig Dr Pepper’s beverage water use was replenished in 2024.[56]

ESG in the carbonated beverage industry

  • PepsiCo’s 2024 beverage portfolio had 67% of volume containing fewer than 100 calories from added sugars per 12-ounce serving.[58]
  • PepsiCo allocated $26 million to regenerative agriculture projects covering more than 2 million acres.[58]
  • PepsiCo’s packaging-circularity projects financed through green bonds avoided approximately 230,000 metric tons of greenhouse-gas emissions.[58]
  • PepsiCo allocated $272 million to decarbonization projects expected to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by more than 125,000 metric tons annually.[58]
  • PepsiCo supported regenerative, restorative or protective practices across more than 3.5 million acres in 2024.[58]

Ethics in the carbonated beverage industry

  • AB InBev lists 10 global policies covering business conduct, anti-corruption, harassment, sourcing, whistleblowing, human rights, marketing, health and safety, suppliers and diversity.[59]
  • Keurig Dr Pepper identifies seven impact areas overseen through its corporate governance and ethics framework in 2024.[56]

CSR in the carbonated beverage industry

  • PepsiCo’s U.S. network contributed nearly $65 billion to gross domestic product, according to its reported economic-impact assessment.[58]
  • The Coca-Cola system reported 42.9% female representation across its workforce in 2021.[21]
  • PepsiCo’s network supported 440,400 jobs in the United States, according to its reported economic-impact assessment.[58]
  • The Coca-Cola system reported 50.5% female representation in middle management in 2021.[21]
  • The Coca-Cola system reported 38.7% female representation in senior leadership in 2021.[21]

Circular economy in the carbonated beverage industry

  • Keurig Dr Pepper used 190,567 metric tons of virgin plastic packaging in 2024.[56]
  • Keurig Dr Pepper reported 94% of plastic packaging as recyclable or compostable in 2024.[56]
  • Keurig Dr Pepper reported 26% post-consumer recycled content across its total packaging portfolio in 2024.[56]
  • The global beverage-container recycling dataset covered markets representing 90% of aluminium-can sales, 88% of PET-bottle sales and 84% of glass-bottle sales in 2025.[60]
  • Keurig Dr Pepper reported 96% of total packaging as recyclable or compostable in 2024.[56]

Carbon footprint in the carbonated beverage industry

  • Keurig Dr Pepper reported 295,720 metric tons of Scope 1 emissions in 2024.[56]
  • Keurig Dr Pepper reported 11,286,588 metric tons of Scope 3 value-chain emissions in 2024.[56]
  • Keurig Dr Pepper reported 31,776 metric tons of market-based Scope 2 emissions in 2024.[56]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

Expansion is reflected in transaction scale across territories and unit-case distribution. Coca-Cola FEMSA recorded 24,812.9 million single units sold in 2025.

Globalization in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 2% was Coca-Cola’s global unit-case-volume growth in the fourth quarter of 2024.[12]
  • 1% was Coca-Cola’s global unit-case-volume growth for full-year 2024.[12]
  • 4.1% was the 2024 sales-volume decline for Coca-Cola FEMSA’s Mexico and Central America segment.[13]
  • 110-plus countries had Coca-Cola’s returnable glass bottle footprint in 2024.[21]
  • 1.6% was Coca-Cola FEMSA’s South America sales-volume growth in 2024.[13]

Cultural adaptation in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 5% was the decline in Coca-Cola juice, value-added dairy and plant-based beverage volume in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2024.[12]
  • 197.8 million unit cases were sold by Coca-Cola FEMSA in Guatemala in 2025.[13]
  • 4% growth was recorded for Coca-Cola’s water, sports, coffee and tea portfolio in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2024.[12]
  • 1% was the decline in Trademark Coca-Cola volume in Europe, the Middle East and Africa in 2024.[12]
  • 60.3% of Coca-Cola FEMSA’s 2025 sales volume came from Coca-Cola trademark products and reduced- or no-sugar products.[13]

Supplier management in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 84% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ supplier spend came from suppliers in its countries of operation in 2024.[23]
  • 13% of Coca-Cola’s consolidated property, plant and equipment was located in India at December 31, 2024.[12]
  • 2 manufacturing cooperatives supplied Coca-Cola Consolidated with aluminum cans in 2024.[13]
  • 99.7% of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ bottles and cans were recyclable in 2024.[23]
  • $4.364 billion was Coca-Cola’s United States property, plant and equipment balance at December 31, 2024.[12]

Stakeholder management in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 110-plus countries used Coca-Cola returnable glass bottles in 2024.[21]
  • $164.5 million in supplier and customer marketing-program funding was received by Coca-Cola Consolidated in 2023.[13]
  • $4.7 billion was Coca-Cola’s free cash flow in 2024.[21]
  • $186.5 million in supplier and customer marketing-program funding was received by Coca-Cola Consolidated in 2024.[13]
  • $6.8 billion was Coca-Cola’s operating cash flow in 2024.[21]

Distribution channels in the carbonated beverage industry

  • 2,574.7 million transactions were recorded by Coca-Cola FEMSA in Colombia in 2025.[13]
  • 1.6 billion unit cases were sold in returnable glass bottles across more than 110 countries in 2024.[21]
  • 33.7 billion unit cases were distributed through the Coca-Cola system globally in 2024.[12]
  • 258.4 million transactions were recorded by Coca-Cola FEMSA in Uruguay in 2025.[13]
  • 24,812.9 million single units were sold by Coca-Cola FEMSA in 2025.[13]

Key questions about the carbonated beverage industry

What is the current global market size for carbonated soft drinks?
Grand View Research estimated the global carbonated soft drink market at $285.4B in 2025 and $297.0B in 2026.
How fast is the market expected to grow through 2033?
Grand View Research forecasts $378.3B by 2033, a 3.5% CAGR from 2026 to 2033. Mordor Intelligence projects 5.53% CAGR from 2026 to 2031 to reach $439.84B.
Which companies lead the carbonated beverage industry?
The Coca-Cola Company leads Gitnux's 2026 carbonated beverage ranking with an Overall score of 9.0, with Coca-Cola system reach across more than 200 countries and territories. Nongfu Spring is the highest-ranked beverage manufacturer at 8.7, driven by its 2025 annual report describing Iced Tea as a new carbonated tea beverage.
What technology shifts show up in operations for carbonated beverage producers?
Coca-Cola HBC cited AI-enabled operational automation, including 3D printing (386 spare-part designs across 15 locations) and predictive maintenance across 55 production lines in 2025.
How is distribution and category structure reflected in market definitions?
Grand View Research reports cola at 52.6% of global revenue in 2025. Channel splits also differ by definition, with foodservice at 25.0% of distribution-channel revenue and retail at 65.13% in Mordor Intelligence.
What demand or volume signals are highlighted for the United States?
U.S. consumption was 11.9B gallons in 2024, down from 12.7B gallons in 2014, indicating long-term volume pressure.
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